2025 - the only thing that will change is that they will seed in the exact order of the CFP Poll.
2026 - lots of changes.
- 14 teams in CFP
- AQs - either top 5 conference champs, or 3/3/2/2/1/3 AQ format
- The season will start in Week 0
- Rivalry weekend will be the week before Thanksgiving.
- Conference championships Thanksgiving weekend.
- 2nd week of December - Round 1 at home teams - no Saturday NFL games
- 3rd week of December - Round 2 at home teams - competing with the NFL games
- Semis - 2 NY6 bowl games (later should be bid out like the NC)
- Finals - 2nd Monday of January (12th)
This is what it would have looked like this year:
Byes:
Oregon
UGA
Clemson at Texas
Miami at PSU
ASU at Notre Dame
Bama at tOSU
SMU at UTjr
Boise at Indiana
Indiana at Oregon
UTjr at UGA
tOSU at Texas
Notre Dame at PSU
2026 - lots of changes.
- 14 teams in CFP
- AQs - either top 5 conference champs, or 3/3/2/2/1/3 AQ format
- The season will start in Week 0
- Rivalry weekend will be the week before Thanksgiving.
- Conference championships Thanksgiving weekend.
- 2nd week of December - Round 1 at home teams - no Saturday NFL games
- 3rd week of December - Round 2 at home teams - competing with the NFL games
- Semis - 2 NY6 bowl games (later should be bid out like the NC)
- Finals - 2nd Monday of January (12th)
This is what it would have looked like this year:
Byes:
Oregon
UGA
Clemson at Texas
Miami at PSU
ASU at Notre Dame
Bama at tOSU
SMU at UTjr
Boise at Indiana
Indiana at Oregon
UTjr at UGA
tOSU at Texas
Notre Dame at PSU
